Kerzner International has made available a million ordinary shares to the local Bahamian market through the issue of ten million Bahamian Depository Receipts (BDRs) – representing a total issue amount … Read More
Financial Services Critical to Nation’s Economic Future
**Hon. Allyson Maynard-Gibson, Minister of Financial Services and Investments** Addressing Parliamentarians during the current Debate on the Government’s 2004-5 Budget, Minister Maynard-Gibson took the opportunity to report on key accomplishments, … Read More
Promoting Bilingual Professionals
Grupo Santander is offering a scholarship for a Bachelor’s Degree in Spanish at the College of The Bahamas. The company says it wants to make a positive contribution to the … Read More
2004 Miami Conference on the Caribbean Basin
The Washington, DC-based Caribbean-Central American Action (CCAA) will host the 28th Miami Conference on the Caribbean Basin, **”An Integrated Third Border,”** on December 6-8, 2004. This annual conference has been … Read More
Online Registry Services
**Hon. Allyson Maynard-Gibson, M.P. Minister of Financial Services and Investments** **Registered Agent Training** Minister Maynard-Gibson presented opening remarks this morning at the start of a four-day programme designed to train … Read More
Interbank Payment & Settlement System Introduced
The Central Bank of The Bahamas has implemented an electronic interbank payment and settlement system, positioning The Bahamas, it says, *”.. closer towards its goal of modernising the domestic payment … Read More
BACO Embracing The Cutting Edge
The Bahamas Association of Compliance Officers is hosting the 2nd annual Northern Bahamas Conference on “AML Efforts Offshore – What Every Compliance Professional Should Know”. The June 17th event is … Read More
Registered Agents Training
The Registrar General’s Department is conducting training for Phase II of its Registered Agent Internet Module system. The sessions run from June 14-17 at the Holiday Inn Junkanoo Beach, starting … Read More
Comprehensive Online Banking Services
Bank of The Bahamas International is marketing its comprehensive online banking services, with promises to customers that they will save time **and** money. *”The whole idea of bringing technology to … Read More
New FSI Industry Legislation Debated in Senate
{*B}Financial Services Industry Legislation** The Bills to establish the Foundations Act 2004 and the Segregated Accounts Companies Act were presented to the Senate this past week, after having been passed … Read More